Medicaid

Critics of HR 1 warned in a Zoom call Thursday that its impacts to patients and hospitals in rural Colorado will be enormous.

Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez has been honored nationally, even as it faces financial struggles that are being shared by many hospitals across the state and nation.

Nonpartisan staffers told lawmakers this month that the way they spent billions of dollars in one-time federal funds given to Colorado during the COVID pandemic contributed to the state’s budget shortfall.

Colorado’s Attorney General — and 2026 gubernatorial candidate — talks rural health care, immigration, gun laws, political violence, water rights, and the future of public radio.

Democrats at the Capitol also pushed back the start date of Colorado’s first-in-the-nation AI law, shored up subsidies on health insurance and tweaked a pair of measures on the November ballot

Two bills passed in Colorado's special session aim to safeguard safety-net programs. One boosts state funding for SNAP food assistance, the other guarantees Medicaid coverage at Planned Parenthood clinics.

Gov. Polis calls lawmakers back Aug. 21 to fix a $1.2B budget gap and revisit Colorado’s new AI law. A hiring freeze and healthcare changes are also on the table.

Colorado health insurance premiums could rise sharply as tax credits expire. Advocates warn of medical debt, care delays, and financial instability for many residents.

Fewer women will be insured and access to reproductive care will be reduced — among the biggest impacts.

The impacts of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” to health care will be devastating. That was the message delivered by one Colorado senator, four Colorado congresspeople, the state’s governor, and some members of the health-care industry during a Zoom press conference Wednesday.